The Inspector-General, Senegalese Armed Forces, Maj.-Gen. Elhadji Niang, has solicited for collaboration with the Armed Forces of Nigeria in dealing with the menace of insurgency in the sub-Saharan Africa. Niang made the call when he paid a courtesy call on Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that his visit to Nigeria was to assess the operational readiness of Nigerian troops which include the army, navy and air force and of course the police. According to him, the main purpose of his visit is to express the commitment of Senegalese military to work closely with Nigerian military with a view to tackle the challenge insurgency and terrorism in the West African sub-region. “We believe that working more closely with Nigeria will make us more efficient due to experience and expertise of Nigerian military in various realms. “We hope that from this visit we will find ways to more cooperative and more efficient in order to solve our v...
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